Species Scyphophyllidium kirstenae (Ruhnke, Healy & Shapero, 2006)
- Paraorygmatobothrium kirstenae Ruhnke, T.R., Healy, C. & Shapero, S. 2006. Two new species of Paraorymatobothrium (Cestoda: Tetraphyllidea) from weasel sharks (Carchariniformes: Hemigaleidae) of Australia and Borneo. Journal of Parasitology 92: 145-150 [147].
Type data:
Holotype MZUM 157, Mukah, Sarawak, Malaysia [02°54'N 112°6'E].
Paratype(s) USNPC 96655-6, Mukah, Sarawak, Malaysia [02°54'N 112°6'E]; LRP 3373-5, Mukah, Sarawak, Malaysia [02°54'N 112°6'E].Type host:
Hemigaleus microstoma Bleeker, 1852 [HEMIGALEIDAE] Weasel shark
Generic Combinations
- Scyphophyllidium kirstenae (Ruhnke, Healy & Shapero, 2006). —
Caira, J.N., Jensen, K., Hayes, C. & Ruhnke, T.R. 2020. Insights from new cestodes of the crocodile shark, Pseudocarcharias kamoharai (Lamniformes: Pseudocarchariidae), prompt expansion of Scyphyophyllidum and formal synonymization of seven phyllobothriidean genera – at last!. Journal of Helminthology 94(e132): 1–25
Distribution
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- 200 m bathymetric: N coast
Oriental Region
- Malaysia
Ecological Descriptors
Endoparasitic (host(s): Hemigaleus microstoma Bleeker, 1852 [HEMIGALEIDAE] Weasel Shark (definitive host)).
General References
Ruhnke, T.R., Healy, C. & Shapero, S. 2006. Two new species of Paraorymatobothrium (Cestoda: Tetraphyllidea) from weasel sharks (Carchariniformes: Hemigaleidae) of Australia and Borneo. Journal of Parasitology 92: 145-150 (Australian record)
History of changes
Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.
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| 20-May-2023 | CESTODA | 14-Oct-2024 | MODIFIED | |
| 05-Aug-2022 | CESTODA | 14-Oct-2024 | MODIFIED | |
| 25-Jan-2022 | CESTODA | 14-Oct-2024 | MODIFIED | |
| 25-Jan-2022 | TETRAPHYLLIDEA Carus, 1863 | 14-Oct-2024 | MODIFIED | Ms Jo Wood |
| 26-Nov-2015 | CESTODA | 14-Oct-2024 | MODIFIED | |
| 26-Nov-2015 | TETRAPHYLLIDEA Carus, 1863 | 14-Oct-2024 | MODIFIED | |
| 26-Nov-2015 | TETRAPHYLLIDEA Carus, 1863 | 14-Oct-2024 | MODIFIED | |
| 06-Feb-2014 | CESTODA | 14-Oct-2024 | MODIFIED | |
| 06-Feb-2014 | 14-Oct-2024 | MODIFIED | ||
| 14-Oct-2024 | MODIFIED |